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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Northwest China (West China, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2063
5928
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
332
2063
5928
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
307
2025
5886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
196
1457
4513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
175
514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
172
511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
12
79
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
48
265
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
48
265
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northwest China
48 Genera with 265 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRST
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1930Collared Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Bothriomyrmex Emery, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1951Black carpenter ant29SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18898SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1877Desert ants7SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1889Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1877Acrobat Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Ectomomyrmex Mayr, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1913And Field Ants46SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptogenys Roger, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Iberoformica Tinaut, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1992Citronella ants13SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1921Velvety Tree Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lordomyrma Emery, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 197012SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 191828SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1846Crazy ants5SpeciesTaxom
Ochetellus Shattuck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1892Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1912Panther Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Paraparatrechina Donisthorpe, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Perissomyrmex Smith, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1863Big-headed Ants5SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19206SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1911Amazon ants2SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1902False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Proformica Ruzsky, 196511SpeciesTaxom
Rossomyrmex Arnol´di, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Sinothauma Hong & Li, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1804Fire ants4SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 03SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1886Miniature Trap-jaw Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 2010Acorn Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 2001Fierce Ants21SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1859Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest China
265 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) subterranea Latreille, 1798Many-line lucine
Aphaenogaster caeciliae Viehmeyer, 1922Much-compressed montacutid
Aphaenogaster exasperata (Wheeler, 1921)⇒ Pheidole exasperata Mayr, 1866
Aphaenogaster japonica Forel, 1911
Aphaenogaster smythiesii Forel, 1902Southern acornshell
Aphaenogaster takahashii Wheeler, 1930
Bothriomyrmex kusnezovi Emery, 1925
Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895Chinese Needle Ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) japonicus Mayr, 1866Japanese carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) obscuripes Mayr, 1879
Camponotus (Camponotus) saxatilis Ruzsky, 1895Western strawberry-cockle
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) itoi Forel, 1912Much-compressed montacutid
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) kurdistanicus Emery, 1898Reddish lepton
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) devestivus Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fedtschenkoi Mayr, 1877
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) irritans Smith, F., 1857Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) mitis Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) turkestanicus Emery, 1887
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) turkestanus André, 1882
Camponotus barbarus taylori
Camponotus helvus Xiao & Wang, 1989
Camponotus incurviclypea Xia & Zheng, 1997
Camponotus interjectus Mayr, 1877
Camponotus longiceps Smith, F., 1863
Camponotus reichardti Arnoldi, 1967
Camponotus sachalinensis Forel, 1904
Camponotus semirufus Emery, 1925
Camponotus spanis Xiao & Wang, 1989
Camponotus tonkinus Santschi, 1925
Camponotus vanispinus Xia & Zheng, 1997
Camponotus yessensis Yasumatsu & ..., 1951Low-rib cockle
Cardiocondyla elegans (Emery, 1869)⇒ Cardiocondyla sahlbergi Forel, 1913
Cardiocondyla koshewnikovi Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Cardiocondyla nigra Forel, 1905
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Cardiocondyla sahlbergi Forel, 1913
Cardiocondyla stambuloffii Forel, 1892
Cardiocondyla tibetana Seifert, 2003
Cardiocondyla ulianini Emery, 1889
Cataglyphis aenescens Nylander, 1849
Cataglyphis cursor rockingeri Forel, 1911
Cataglyphis emeryi Karavaiev, 1910Hooked surfclam
Cataglyphis flavitibia Chang & He, 2002
Cataglyphis glabilabia Chang & He, 2002
Cataglyphis helanensis Chang & He, 2002
Cataglyphis pallidus Mayr, 1877
Cerapachys sulcinodis Emery, 1889
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) jehovae Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) matsumurai Forel, 1901Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) rogenhoferi Mayr, 1879Atlantic diplodon
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) osakensis Forel, 1900Penitent mussel
Crematogaster subdentata Mayr, 1877Round combshell
Dolichoderus sibiricus Emery, 1889
Ectomomyrmex astutus Smith, 1858
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Coptoformica) forsslundi Lohmander, 1949Gilded wedgeclam
Formica (Formica) aquilonia Yarrow, 1955Scottish Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) japonica Motschoulsky, 1866
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) polyctena Förster, 1850European Red Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Formica) truncorum Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) candida Smith, F., 1878Black bog ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) cinereofusca Karavaiev, 1929
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) gagates Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) gagatoides Ruzsky, 1904
Formica (Serviformica) picea (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Camponotus piceus Leach, 1825
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica (Serviformica) subpilosa Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Formica (Serviformica) uralensis Ruzsky, 1895Western strawberry-cockle
Formica altayensis Xia & Zheng, 1997
Formica approximans Wheeler, W.M., 1933
Formica aseta Chang & He, 2002
Formica beijingensis Wu, 1990
Formica breviscapa Chang & He, 2002
Formica clara Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Formica clara sinae Emery, 1925
Formica clarissima Emery, 1925
Formica dachaidanensis Chang & He, 2002
Formica delinghaensis Chang & He, 2002
Formica fukaii Wheeler, W.M., 1914
Formica glabridorsis Santschi, 1925
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formica liogaster Chang & He, 2002
Formica litoralis Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1926
Formica manchu Wheeler, W.M., 1929
Formica miniocca Chang & He, 2002
Formica pamirica Dlussky, 1965
Formica robusta ♰ F. M. Carpenter, 1930Fine-line lucine
Formica sentschuensis Ruzsky, 1915Oval macoma
Formica sinensis Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Formica tarimica Seifert & Sc..., 2009
Formica tianshanica Seifert & Sc..., 2009
Formica villiscapa Chang & He, 2002
Formica wongi Wu, 1990
Formica yessensis Wheeler, W.M., 1913Orcutt nakedclam
Gnamptogenys panda Brown, 1948
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Hypoponera sauteri Onoyama, 1989
Hypoponera truncata Smith, F., 1860Pimpled diplodon
Iberoformica subrufa Roger, 1859
Labidus coeca Latreille, 1802
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Lasius (Austrolasius) carniolicus Mayr, 1861Wrinkled montacutid
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) talpa Wilson, 1955Elongate macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius coloratus Santschi, 1937Leptosynapta montacutid
Lasius fuji Radchenko, 2005
Lasius gebaueri Seifert, 1992
Lasius hayashi Yamauchi & H..., 1970
Lasius lawarai Seifert, 1992
Lasius nipponensis Forel, 1912
Lasius schaeferi Seifert, 1992
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Liometopum mandibulum
Liometopum sinense Wheeler, W.M., 1921San Francisco brine shrimp
Lordomyrma sinensis Ma, Xu, Maki..., 2007
Messor aciculatus Smith, 1874Nuttall cockle
Messor aralocaspius Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Messor aralocaspius infumatus Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Messor denticulatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor excursionis Ruzsky, 1905Oval macoma
Messor inermis Kuznetzov-Ug..., 1929
Messor orientalis Emery, 1898Fat gaper
Messor perantennatus Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor striatellus Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor structor Latreille, 1798Colorful transennella
Messor subgracilinodis Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Messor valentinae Arnoldi, 1970Colorful transennella
Monomorium braunsi Mayr, 1901
Monomorium chinense Santschi, 1925
Monomorium lindbergi Pisarski, 1967
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Myrmecina hamula Zhou, Huang ..., 2008
Myrmica aloba Forel, 1909Lilliput
Myrmica angulinodis Ruzsky, 1905
Myrmica bactriana Ruzsky, 1915
Myrmica deplanata (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica lacustris Ruzsky, 1905
Myrmica draco Radchenko, Z..., 2001
Myrmica excelsa Kupyanskaya, 1990
Myrmica gallienii Bondroit, 1920Disk dosinia
Myrmica inezae Forel, 1902
Myrmica lacustris Ruzsky, 1905
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica margaritae Emery, 1889Leptosynapta montacutid
Myrmica multiplex Radchenko & ..., 2009
Myrmica phalacra Radchenko & ..., 2009
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica ruzskyana Radchenko & ..., 2010
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
Myrmica schultzi
Myrmica schulzi Radchenko & ..., 2009
Myrmica serica Wheeler, 1928
Myrmica stangeana Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846Micro-whip scorpions
Myrmica taibaiensis C.Wei, Zhou ..., 2001
Myrmica tulinae Elmes, Radch..., 2002
Myrmica vandeli Bondroit, 1920Disk dosinia
Myrmica weii Radchenko & ..., 2008
Myrmica wesmaeli Bondroit, 1918
Nylanderia aseta Forel, 1902
Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886
Nylanderia flavipes Smith, F., 1874
Nylanderia sharpii Forel, 1899
Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846
Ochetellus glaber Mayr, 1862Ant
Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758Two-spined trapjaw ant
Odontomachus monticola Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Pachycondyla astuta (Smith, 1858)⇒ Ectomomyrmex astutus Smith, 1858
Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery, 1895)⇒ Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895
Pachycondyla leeuwenhoeki Forel, 1886Round combshell
Pachycondyla luteipes Mayr, 1862
Pachycondyla sauteri Forel, 1912
Paraparatrechina sauteri Forel, 1913
Perissomyrmex bidentatus Zhou & Huang, 2006
Pheidole exasperata Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Pheidole flaveria Zhou & Zheng, 1999
Pheidole indosinensis Wheeler, 1928
Pheidole noda Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Pheidole sulcaticeps (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole indosinensis Wheeler, 1928
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894Alluaud's Little Yellow Ant
Plagiolepis cardiocarenis Chang & He, 2002
Plagiolepis jerdonii Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyergus samurai Yano, 1911Iridescent lilliput
Polyrhachis (Myrma) illaudata Walker, 1859Atlantic diplodon
Polyrhachis (Myrmatopa) dives Smith, F., 1857Black Weaver Ant
Polyrhachis (Polyrhachis) lamellidens Smith, F., 1874Arnold's dogwood
Ponera pentodontos Xu, 2001
Prenolepis naoroji Forel, 1902
Pristomyrmex punctatus Smith, 1860Pimpled diplodon
Proformica coriacea Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1927Flat mysella
Proformica dolichocephala Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1927Flat mysella
Proformica epinotalis Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1927Flat mysella
Proformica jacoti Wheeler, W.M., 1923Favored tellin
Proformica kaszabi Dlussky, 1969
Proformica korbi Emery, 1909
Proformica mongolica Emery, 1901
Proformica nasuta Nylander, 1856
Proformica nitida Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1923
Proformica pilosiscapa Dlussky, 1969
Proformica splendida Dlussky, 1965
Rossomyrmex quandratinodum Xia & Zheng, 1995
Sinothauma ladinica Hong & Li, 2007
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798Tellin semele
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) indagatrix Wheeler, W.M., 1928
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) jacoti Wheeler, W.M., 1923
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Stenamma owstoni Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Strongylognathus karawajewi Pisarski, 1966Secret jewelbox
Strongylognathus koreanus Pisarski, 1966Secret jewelbox
Strongylognathus tylonum
Strumigenys lewisi Cameron, 1886Ant
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) simrothi Krausse, 1911
Tapinoma geei Wheeler, W.M., 1927Iridescent lilliput
Tapinoma rectinotum Wheeler, W.M., 1927Iridescent lilliput
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Temnothorax argentipes Wheeler, 1928
Temnothorax brevispinus Chang & He, 2001
Temnothorax nassonowi Ruzsky, 1895
Temnothorax opaciabdomin Chang & He, 2001
Temnothorax pisarskii Radchenko, 2004
Temnothorax reticulatus Chang & He, 2001
Temnothorax shannxiensis Zhou, Huang,..., 2010
Temnothorax spinosior Forel, 1901
Temnothorax striatus Zhou, Huang,..., 2010
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium chefketi Forel, 1911
Tetramorium diomedeum Emery, 1908
Tetramorium dunhuangense Chang & He, 2001
Tetramorium ferox Ruzsky, 1903Humpbacked peaclam
Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904
Tetramorium gambogecum Donisthorpe, 1941
Tetramorium inerme Mayr, 1877
Tetramorium kraepelini Forel, 1905
Tetramorium mai Wang, M., 1993
Tetramorium nitidissimum Pisarski, 1967
Tetramorium nursei Bingham, 1903Sculptured pigtoe
Tetramorium ochrothorax Chang & He, 2001
Tetramorium sahlbergi Finzi, 1936Contracted corbula
Tetramorium schneideri Emery, 1898Reddish lepton
Tetramorium shensiense Bolton, 1977Truncate softshell
Tetramorium striabdomen Chang & He, 2001
Tetramorium striativentre Mayr, 1877
Tetramorium tsushimae Emery, 1925Ant
Tetramorium undatium Chang & He, 2001
Tetraponera allaborans Walker, 1859

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Northwest China
SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
13
125
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
18
112
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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